Mealy bugs or new growth?
5 years ago
I have a succulent plant that I recently discovered has mealybugs. I killed the ones that I could see and got rid of the egg sac (?), but now I'm paranoid and don't know if these small white spots are baby mealy bugs or new growth. Any advice?
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